The Academy of music is located on Broad and Locust Street in Philadelphia. This beautiful theater holds approximately 2,900 people for an event. It is very handy-cap accessible. The theater is absolutely exquisite! The music hall is up to par and is beautifully done! There is Red carpeting, and red seats all throughout. The thing that sticks out the most are 3 things: First, is the beautiful golden columns that support the front of the stage. They really make it a true master piece. Second, is the beautiful chandelier that hangs high above the audience and weighs 5,000 lbs, and has over 10,000 lights on it. Finally,last but not least is the stage, which has beautiful bright red curtains (often times the shows will have a back drop covering it, or embedded into it.) Still to this day it is absolutely breathtaking to walk through those doors into the theater and see that stage right in front of your eyes!
There are 5 seating levels of seating, Parquet (which we would consider "orchestra seating", Parquet Circle (Which is slightly elevated and goes around BEHIND the Parquet making almost a full circle, Balcony (Which is one level up from the Parquet/Parquet circle) Family Circle, and finally Amphitheater (which is the highest and cheapest of seating!) Now, lets get one thing clear about seating, do NOT expect to have all the leg room in the world. I sat in the parquet and I had my kneed squished against the seat in front of me the whole time! The seating there is horrible!(Sorry tall people!)
There isn't parking specifically AT the theater, however, you can park at nearby places that let you park there for the event. They are as listed:
There isn't parking specifically AT
the theater, however, you can park at nearby places that let you park
there for the event. They are as listed:
Bellevue Parking Lot: northwest side of Broad & Locust
Streets
Doubletree Hotel: southwest corner of Broad & Locust Streets
Park & Lock: on Spruce between 15th and 16th Streets on north side
Central Parking System:
1327 Locust
Street (at Juniper)
15th and
Sansom Streets
219 S. Broad
Street
1616
Chancellor Street
1816 Sansom
Street
Kinney System: northeast side of Broad and Locust Streets
Five Star: 1500 Spruce Street, Academy House garage
Parkway Corporation: 1309 Locust Street
For those of
you , like me, who enjoy meeting the cast afterwards there is a stage door
onside of the building labeled "stage entrance".
This is
where all of the actors exit out of after the show and sign autographs, and
take pictures. The best part is that there is never really A LOT of
people waiting around for them. I have not seen more then twenty people waiting
around in the last three years that I have gone. (Which is nice if your like me
and HATE the craziness and crowd at the stage door in New York!)
There are
some good restaurants around to eat at (and although I
have not personally eaten at any of these places,I have heard good
reviews!) (Let me know if you want a full list of them.) One that
looks particularly good is Esteia which is located
directly across the street from the theater.
This show
has some amazingly talented cast members, which I just cannot get over how great
they were! I am still telling everyone what powerhouses they were and how great
their voices were.
Cast
Includes some of the following: (Leads)
Galileo:
Brian Justin Crumm
Scaramouche:
Ruby Lewis
Killer
Queen: Jacqueline B. Arnold
Khashoggi:
P.J. Griffith
Oz: Erica
Peck
Britt: Jared
Zirilli
Buddy: Ryan
Knowles
A
little about the story:
Taking place in the future (approx 300 years from now) , the story
of We Will Rock You exists mainly as a basis to have
the cast to perform covers of Queen's greatest hits. Earth's name has
been changed to Planet Mall (also known as IPlanet). Everyone wears the same
clothes, and thinks the same thoughts and goes about in a brain-dead haze. Musical
instruments are forbidden, and rock music is non existent. However, a
small group of Bohemians struggle to restore all of that and (most of all)
live music. With the help of some Bohemian friends, Galileo and
Scaramouche, find Rock's Holy Grail, hidden in the gates of Graceland, home of
the "King of Rock" himself. It is there they discover the power of
rock n' roll!
The show
itself i enjoyed, however, it had a seemingly hard and weird storyline to
follow. For me, they could have just done without the storyline and just have
sang the whole time. That was my biggest drawback of the show. That being said,
the vocals where amazing, the band (who was on the stage on a high rise hidden
from the audience) was stellar, and the sets, and acoustics really fit
the show. If you are a fan of Queen, this is most defiantly the show for
you! Also, do not expect to go and have it be a quite show!( I got
lots of complaints from the older crowd) It is very loud, and rocking
with music the resonates off the stage and gets your body
vibrating (Which i LOVED!)
At the
end of the day, We Will Rock
You is a fantastic show with
amazing songs, and amazing actors. Go and see it before it leaves you do not
want to miss this show!
For more information about the show, or to by tickets visit www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway or www.wewillrockyou.com
For more information about the show, or to by tickets visit www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway or www.wewillrockyou.com
Until Next
Time,
xx Rye
Encourage. Inspire.
Empower.
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